Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 34
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Accepted in Part
The Government must develop and introduce a new strategy in schools, aimed specifically at boys...
Recommendation
The Government must develop and introduce a new strategy in schools, aimed specifically at boys on issues of misogyny, sexual harassment and gender-based violence. (Recommendation, Paragraph 145) 65
Government Response Summary
The Department for Education is reviewing its statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education guidance and will publish an updated version for consultation shortly, indicating an action related to the recommendation's aim, but not a specific new strategy for boys.
Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government
Accepted in Part
The Department for Education is reviewing the statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education guidance and will publish an updated version for consultation shortly. A final version will be published once all responses received have been carefully considered. Various stakeholders, including Women’s Aid and the End Violence Against Women Coalition, were invited to contribute to the first phase of the review. The review also included the appointment of an independent, expert panel, to advise the Secretary of State for Education on the introduction of age limits for sensitive subjects.